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Socrates the shitposter (lemmy.world)
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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

This. Socrates thought writing things down prevented you from truly "knowing" something since you'd be looking up the notes later on. That implies you don't know the info, you just know where to find it.

We know he thought that because his students wrote it down.

[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

Socrates would've fucking hated the Internet.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Plato: "Write that down!"